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Phys. Rev. Lett. 97, 151102 (2006) [4 pages]

Strongly Coupled Chameleon Fields: New Horizons in Scalar Field Theory

David F. Mota1,2 and Douglas J. Shaw3
1Institute of Theoretical Astrophysics, University of Oslo N-0315, Oslo, Norway
2Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics, Waterloo, Ontario N2L 2Y5, Canada
3DAMTP, Centre for Mathematical Sciences, University of Cambridge, Wilberforce Road, Cambridge CB3 0WA, United Kingdom
Received 22 June 2006; published 11 October 2006

We show that, as a result of nonlinear self-interactions, scalar field theories that couple to matter much more strongly than gravity are not only viable but could well be detected by a number of future experiments provided that they are properly designed to do so.

©2006 The American Physical Society

URL: http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevLett.97.151102
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.97.151102
PACS: 04.50.+h; 04.80.Cc; 98.80.-k
  • 04.50.+h
    Gravity in more than four dimensions, Kaluza–Klein theory, unified field theories; alternative theories of gravity
  • 04.80.Cc
    Experimental tests of gravitational theories
  • 98.80.-k
    Cosmology
  • YEAR: 2006

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